Marie de La Tour d'Auvergne was born on 17 January 1601 in
Turenne to
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon and
Countess Elisabeth of Nassau. D'Auvergne was a sister of
Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne and
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne. She was raised by her mother in
Sedan and received a strict
Calvinist education. As a child, she was betrothed to
Henri de La Trémoille. Their marriage contract was signed on 19 January 1619 and they married on 18 February later that year. They had six children including
Henri Charles de La Trémoille and
Marie Charlotte de La Trémoille. While her husband converted to Catholicism in 1628, she remained faithful to the
Reformed Church. She persuaded her husband to continue to protect
Huguenots in his duchy, and hosted the national synod in
Loudun in 1659. She died on 24 May 1665 in
Thouars. She is buried at the Church of Notre-Dame de Thouars. == References ==